In Terni, in a “liberty” building from the beginning of the last century, in the intersection of the Decumanus Maximus and Cardo Maximus, where generational turnover from father to son takes place, the famous restaurant “La Piazzetta” got a deep facelift.
Te restaurant has a “L” shape, with the counter and the barycentric entrance; slight changes were made on the façade on Via Cavour. Now it is possible to see the interior of the restaurant from the outside through the three big French windows, still preserving the diners’ intimacy.
Just by touching the hand-sewn leather door knob at the entrance booth, one can already feel that every detail is carefully planned and nothing is left to chance.
The small tiles depicting the most classic floral patterns and embedded in the old elm counter have been the keystone to the project: it was all already in those six glazed porcelain with white background.
The indoor yard was created, completely opened during warm summer days and showing a quiet and comfortable atmosphere in the street of the historical city center.
Everything is color, everything is green.
The walls climb down opaque from the ceiling and rise semi-glossy from the floor, avoiding only the wood of some furniture and other typical finishes. The green only stops at the almost-white ceiling, thus emphasizing the steady rhythm of the small vaults with arches decoration that only comes natural.
The light, it goes without saying…
Just like a black line on a white sheet, the wires of the lights draw the perfection of geometries, denying the ceiling curves in the tight vaults, in an endless loop generating lozenges. From their intersections, the lights are lowered all at the same height and, at night, are twinkly and soft.
The interior is tidy.
The many terra cotta pots designed in reciprocal proportion welcome the green, true, natural, exotic essence of nature. Sometimes explosively high in sharp leaves, some other dropping soft and weightless from doors, niches and furniture. The natural stone of the counter is “Verde Alpi” marble, shiny with its irregular streaks, telling to those more careful to details how strong the stone is.
The supporting structures such as the comfortable Thonet chairs with armrests and the tables stand with four legs are black: a slick pedestal that disappears in order to emphasize the importance of what it sustains.
Finally, the fabrics in the individual booths gather the space around them, giving a more intimate experience and extoll the ambience carrying us in some sort of forest clearing.
The floral motifs sewn in cotton come back in the small glazed ceramics of the counter.